BBM Podcast

On this podcast, the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) comes back to join us for a discussion on law enforcement training.

Training is critical to good policing, but it’s oftentimes the least understood area when we discuss policing and criminal justice reform. During this session, Peggy Schaefer – IADLEST’s National Certification Program Director - goes through the ins and outs of training – what constitutes good training, what policymakers should be thinking about when they consider proposals to improve training, and most importantly, how IADLEST can be a resource for law enforcement.

(Don’t forget to check-out IADLEST’s podcast on the NDI, which is available below!)

On this episode, the Executive Director of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) joins us to share information on the National Decertification Index (NDI). During this session, we discuss what information is included in the NDI, who is entering records, who has access to conduct searches, and the basics on how it works.

During this session, the Director of Government Affairs for the National District Attorneys Association, Frank Russo, joins us to discuss priorities for the fall. We’ll walk through a long list of items Congress will be working when they get back from recess, including the budget reconciliation package, infrastructure, criminal justice reform, and more.

During this podcast, we will share information on the massive year-end spending bill Congress passed on Monday night. That bill includes COVID relief aid and funding for the federal government.

We will discuss President Trump’s concerns with the measure and possible next steps.

During this session, we share detailed information on the status of Congress passing a COVID relief package ahead of the November 3 elections.

This session includes an update on lawmakers’ efforts to tackle high priority issues, including funding the government and a COVID relief package.

This session includes a discussion on the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program. Our guest, the Director of Government Affairs for the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA), Elizabeth Pyke, provides details on the Byrne JAG Program and we discuss how penalty provisions included in many of the policing and criminal justice reform proposals that Congress is reviewing would impact the program.

BBM provides information on what to expect on fiscal 2021 spending measures, a COVID relief package, and policing reform.